Jason Alexander pitched six scoreless innings, Jeremy Peña doubled twice and the Houston Astros used a five-run fourth to beat the Miami Marlins 8-2 on Monday night.

After being swept by the Red Sox, the Astros continue their road trip with the first of three in Miami against the Marlins.

An expected close contest features the Astros (-112 on the moneyline) against the Marlins (-107). Cal Quantrill (4-8) gets the start for the Miami Marlins, but there's been no pitching decision announced by the Houston Astros yet.

Paredes is in the middle of his second year of arbitration. He was acquired by Houston in the trade that sent outfielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs on Dec. 13, 2024. Before that, the Cubs acquired Paredes in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays on July 28, 2024.

After a plasma injection, Isaac Paredes will have to wait "a long period" before starting any type of exercises.

Paredes sustained what Brown described as a “severe” right hamstring strain in a loss to the Seattle Mariners on July 19.

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